# Population (1 January) — Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEF02)

Population (1 January) — Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt (NUTS-3 DEF02) was 252,668 persons in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 243,148 persons (2015) to 252,668 persons (2025), averaging 247,864 persons.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-F02.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2000-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (25 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/population-1-january-kiel-kreisfreie-stadt-nuts-3-def02

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 252,668 persons |
| 2024 | 251,751 persons |
| 2023 | 250,064 persons |
| 2022 | 246,243 persons |
| 2021 | 246,601 persons |
| 2020 | 246,794 persons |
| 2019 | 247,548 persons |
| 2018 | 247,943 persons |
| 2017 | 247,441 persons |
| 2016 | 246,306 persons |
| 2015 | 243,148 persons |
| 2014 | 241,533 persons |
| 2012 | 237,667 persons |
| 2011 | 235,437 persons |
| 2010 | 238,281 persons |
| 2009 | 237,579 persons |
| 2008 | 236,902 persons |
| 2007 | 235,366 persons |
| 2006 | 234,433 persons |
| 2005 | 233,329 persons |
| 2004 | 233,039 persons |
| 2003 | 233,270 persons |
| 2002 | 232,242 persons |
| 2001 | 232,612 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-F02.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-F02.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```